locate
verb (used with object)
to identify or discover the place or location of.
was locating
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past progressiveof locate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He says his only link to his past was locating the street he was found on.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2024
“I felt pretty good. I felt like I was locating where I wanted with a lot of fastballs. They put a lot of them in play, and the defense played well.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2021
Another issue was locating enough qualified video officials, Vincent said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2019
“I was locating pretty well, all my pitches,” Estrada said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 3, 2016
But it was locating the Mary Rose that truly motivated McKee.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
